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Ryker Pentz
Ryker Pentz
  • Weight:
    149
  • Year:
    Soph.
  • Hometown:
    Coalville, Utah
  • High School:
    North Summit HS

Bio

2022-23 season: Was a first-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2022 fall semester ...  Was a second-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2023 spring semester.

Simpson College Luther Hill Open (Freshman/sophomore division, 149 pounds)

Pentz pinned Coby Tillery (Benedictine College), 3:18; Sammy Mendoza (unattached, Grand View) dec. Pentz, 2-0; Pentz dec. Malcolm Williams (Iowa Western), 7-6; Devin Weber (unattached, Grand View) dec. Pentz, 10-7.

Indian Hills dual (149 pounds)

Matthew Lewis major dec. Pentz, 9-0.

Luther College Open (Elite division, 149 pounds)

Blain Christie (Wartburg) dec. Pentz, 12-8; Pentz pinned Jake Yee (Loras), :52; Wilson Bastyr (Minnesota State-Mankato) dec. Pentz, 7-1.

Iowa Central dual (149 pounds)

Justice Hefler dec. Pentz, 5-3.

Coe College Invitational (149 pounds)

Sam McCoy (Simpson) dec. Pentz, 10-3; Ridge Vhla (Dubuque) dec. Pentz, 5-3 (SV).

Iowa Lakes dual (149 pounds)

Elijah Boesder dec. Pentz, 5-4.

NIACC's Battle For The Helmet (149 pounds)

Jalin Conner major dec. Pentz, 23-10; Malcolm Williams (Iowa Western) pinned Pentz, 4:51; Pentz pinned Blake Dirksen (St. Ambrose), 2:32.

Minnesota West dual (149 pounds)

Penzt won by forfeit.

Indian Hills dual (157 pounds)

Weston Milnes pinned Pentz, :24.

RCTC dual (157 pounds)

Landon Gode dec. Pentz, 7-2.

NJCAA Region XI/North Central District Tournament (157 pounds)

Weston Milnes (Indian Hills) pinned Pentz, 1:25; Nathan Napolitano (Iowa Central) major dec. Pentz, 10-0; Pentz dec. Eddy Ndayikengurukiye (Iowa Lakes), 3-2.

2022-23 record: 5-15 with 3 falls.

Career record: 12-21 with 5 falls and 2 major decisions.

2021-22 season: Placed 8th at the Coe College Invitational at 141 pounds (11-20).

Simpson College Luther Hill Invitational (141 pounds freshman/sophomore division)

Pentz dec. Hunter Meyrer (St. Ambrose), 12-8; Michael Moore-Fondren (Unattached-NIACC) dec. Pentz, 9-3; Riley Woods (St. Ambrose) dec. Pentz, 8-6 (SV-1).

Iowa Western dual (149 pounds)

Pentz dec. Malcolm Williams, 10-7.

Coe College Invitational (141 pounds)

Jackson Wenberg (Graceland) dec. Pentz, 6-2; Pentz pinned Ettien Rodgers Jr. (Missouri Baptist), 5:53; Dylan Grigsby (Coe) major dec. Pentz, 18-8; Ridge Vlha (Dubuque) major dec. Pentz, 12-2.

Central Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 141 pounds)

Axel Hernandez (Buena Vista) dec. Pentz, 8-1; Pentz major dec. Hector Diaz (William Penn), 11-2; Pentz major dec. Luke Krier (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), 17-9; Pentz pinned Travis Hodges (unattached-Iowa Wesleyan), 3:16.

2021-22 record: 6-6 with 2 pins and 2 major decisions.